--- a/package/system/fstools/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/fstools/Makefile
@@ -36,10 +36,16 @@ CMAKE_OPTIONS += $(if $(CONFIG_FSTOOLS_UBIFS_EXTROOT),-DCMAKE_UBIFS_EXTROOT=y)
 CMAKE_OPTIONS += $(if $(CONFIG_FSTOOLS_OVL_MOUNT_FULL_ACCESS_TIME),-DCMAKE_OVL_MOUNT_FULL_ACCESS_TIME=y)
 CMAKE_OPTIONS += $(if $(CONFIG_FSTOOLS_OVL_MOUNT_COMPRESS_ZLIB),-DCMAKE_OVL_MOUNT_COMPRESS_ZLIB=y)
 
+define Package/libfstools-bootparam
+  SECTION:=libs
+  CATEGORY:=Libraries
+  TITLE:=Boot parameter library for OpenWrt filesystem tools
+endef
+
 define Package/fstools
   SECTION:=base
   CATEGORY:=Base system
-  DEPENDS:=+ubox +USE_GLIBC:librt +NAND_SUPPORT:ubi-utils
+  DEPENDS:=+ubox +USE_GLIBC:librt +NAND_SUPPORT:ubi-utils +libfstools-bootparam
   TITLE:=OpenWrt filesystem tools
   MENU:=1
 endef
@@ -79,7 +85,7 @@ define Package/block-mount
   SECTION:=base
   CATEGORY:=Base system
   TITLE:=Block device mounting and checking
-  DEPENDS:=+ubox +libubox +libuci +libblobmsg-json +libjson-c
+  DEPENDS:=+ubox +libubox +libuci +libblobmsg-json +libjson-c +libfstools-bootparam
 endef
 
 define Package/blockd
@@ -89,6 +95,12 @@ define Package/blockd
   DEPENDS:=+block-mount +fstools +libubus +kmod-fs-autofs4 +libblobmsg-json +libjson-c
 endef
 
+define Package/libfstools-bootparam/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib
+
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libfstools-bootparam.so $(1)/lib/
+endef
+
 define Package/fstools/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/sbin $(1)/lib
 
@@ -132,6 +144,7 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libubi-utils.a $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,libfstools-bootparam))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,fstools))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,snapshot-tool))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,block-mount))